In the past week Daimler Buses delivered 32 Setra S 515 LE to 3 German coach operators: HLB Hessenbus GmbH, ww mobility GmbH and the private bus company Alpenland Express. HLB Hessenbus received 20 Setra MultiClass S 515 LE, ww mobility GmbH was handed over 10 Setra S 515 LE and Alpenland Express received 2 ot those Setra's.
The Hessian company HLB Hessenbus GmbH has locations in the German cities Kassel, Butzbach and Hofheim. It is a 100% subsidiary of Hessische Landesbahn GmbH and is responsible for local bus transport within the group. The new Setra buses are used on behalf of the Main-Taunus transport company. The 20 Setra S 515 LE are each equipped with 36 seats and 58 standing spaces, a widened centre aisle and a 360-degree camera. The 12.2 metre long buses are among the first vehicles to be delivered with two double-leaf inward swiveling doors. The two axle vehicles are powered by the OM 936 in-line six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 7.7 litres and an output of 220 kW (299 hp). For several new routes in the Western Forest in Germany ww mobility GmbH in Rhineland-Palatinate is
taking 10 Setra MultiClass buses. The company – a combination of Bohr Omnibus GmbH, Jung Bus GmbH, König’s Reisen GmbH and RVB Reuter Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH – is deploying ten new S 515 LE vehicles on behalf of the Rhine-Mosel Transport Association (VRM). The vehicles have 37 seats and 48 standing spaces and a space for wheelchairs. In addition, the low-entry buses each have a passenger counting system on board. Traffic Sign Assist supports the driver. This system compares the current speed of the vehicle with the permissible vehicle speed and warns the driver if the permitted speed is exceeded. The two-axle vehicles are powered by the OM 936 inline six cylinder engine with a displacement of 7.7 litres and an output of 260 kW (353 hp).
As part of the 75th anniversary of his company Alpenland-Reisen, Christian Pletschacher took delivery of a new S 515 LE. The low-entry Setra MultiClass bus will be followed by an S 515 HD Setra ComfortClass coach in the summer. On behalf of Regionalverkehr Oberbayern GmbH, low-entry bus will be used on public transport routes in the districts of Traunstein and Rosenheim in Germany. However, the managing director, who is the third generation to run the family business, also uses the S 515 LE for excursions, including as a “Mozart Express” to Salzburg and as a “Watzmann Express” for trips to the Königssee lake in the Berchtesgadener Land district. For this reason, the two-axle vehicle, which features a mountain silhouette, is equipped with high-quality route seating with leather piping and a refrigerator. The 49-seater bus is powered by an OM 936 in-line six-cylinder engine with an output of 260 kW (353 hp).